Ozarcus
Ozarcus is an extinct genus of falcatid holocephalians from the Carboniferous period of Arkansas. The type species, Ozarcus mapesae, was named in 2014 after its discoverer, Royal H. Mapes.[1] It was discovered in the Fayetteville Formation, known from a single warped skull.
| Ozarcus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Symmoriida |
| Family: | †Falcatidae |
| Genus: | †Ozarcus Pradel et al., 2014 |
| Species: | †O. mapesae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ozarcus mapesae Pradel et al., 2014 | |
References
- Alan Pradel; John G. Maisey; Paul Tafforeau; Royal H. Mapes; Jon Mallatt (2014). "A Palaeozoic shark with osteichthyan-like branchial arches". Nature. 509 (7502): 608–611. doi:10.1038/nature13195. PMID 24739974.
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